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Police ticketed 9,200 motorists and impounded 320 vehicles

JAKARTA (JP): City traffic police have ticketed about 9,200
motorists and impounded 320 vehicles for various traffic
violations during their one-month operation which ended last
week.

"Many of the traffic violators were drivers of public
transportation, such as drivers of Metromini and Mikrolet
minibuses and wide-bodied city buses" Lt. Col. K. Adjar Triadi,
head of the city traffic investigation unit, told reporters
Wednesday.

"Most of them were ticketed for queue jumping, ignoring
traffic signs or driving without proper vehicle documents in
their possession," he said.

The operation, ended Thursday, was conducted by the city
traffic police together with the City Land Transportation and
Traffic Control Agency (DLLAJ).

"The main objective of this routine operation was to deal with
motorists driving their vehicles in an aggressive manner which in
turn could endanger themselves and the lives of others," Adjar
said.

As a follow-up to the operation, Lt. Col. Adjar said some 340
drivers have been asked to take new driving tests before they
were permitted to drive again.

Adjar also urged transportation companies to be more selective
in employing new drivers because based on police findings many
transportation firms in the city employ drivers with poor
personal records at their previous firms.

"The companies, at least, have to check and re-check on
termination letters produced by the applicants when they are
applying for jobs in order to be sure that they are employing the
right persons," Adjar said. (bsr)